Jaguar Shows Off New Experimental Auto Tech – Turns Range Rover into Smartphone-Driven RC Car
Posted by Tony on July 7th, 2015A long time ago on the WeirdThings podcast, because we’re always ahead of the curve when it comes to hypotheticals about how new tech might be used in ridiculous scenarios, we pondered how someone might use smart-car tech to commit manslaughter by hacking a vehicle and driving it into a squishy human being.
Jaguar is pushing that possibility into becoming a very real scenario.
Currently the vehicle has severe limitations on speed (it tops out at 4mph) and the distance that the phone is from the vehicle (the car stops when the phone is too far or too close).
It’s still early in development and still early to really understand how an average user might need this kind of control over their car with autonomous vehicles rolling into the public traffic and becoming part of our every day lives.
Sure….it all sounds safe…
But like the curious primates we are…
It’s only a matter of time before curiosity…and an unmanned Range Rover with a driver on smartphone miles away…kills the cat that’s crossing the road.
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Our Childhood Dreams Are About to Come True: Two Huge Robots About to Throw Down!
Posted by Tony on July 7th, 2015
Since the very idea of giant robots the thought of giant robots beating the paneling off of one another has also existed.
Japanese movies, Rock’em Sock’em Robots, Voltron, Robot Jox, Shogun Warriors, Pacific Rim, Real Steel and a massive list of things with fighting robots have whet our appetites for something we all secretly want to be a real thing…
Wish no more!
It’s happening.
Recently the creators of the MK. II came out of nowhere with a video taunt aimed at Japan’s million dollar Kuratas. The creators of Kuratas responded with a snarkingly condescending video asking MK. II to put down its ridiculous cannon-ball launching and missile-firing weaponary and fight like a big metal man.
The guantlet has been thrown.
Now all we’re waiting for is a time and place.
A time and place where two giant metal warriors are going to bring our secret dreams into reality…
One crushingly loud, satisfying blow at a time.
[MAKE]
Podcast: That’s the Shark’s House
Posted by Bryce on July 5th, 2015
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After Things: Screens, Right?
Posted by Bryce on July 1st, 2015
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Podcast: Floundering Meat Machine
Posted by Bryce on June 29th, 2015After Things has its own RSS feed. Get the aftershow here: After Things RSS feed, After Things on iTunes
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After Things: Thinking Outside The No
Posted by Bryce on June 24th, 2015Subscribe to the Weird Things podcast on iTunes
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Podcast: Jurassic State of Mind
Posted by Bryce on June 21st, 2015After Things has its own RSS feed. Get the aftershow here: After Things RSS feed, After Things on iTunes
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After Things: Obligation Motivation
Posted by Bryce on June 17th, 2015Subscribe to the Weird Things podcast on iTunes
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Podcast: Stupposedly
Posted by Bryce on June 14th, 2015After Things has its own RSS feed. Get the aftershow here: After Things RSS feed, After Things on iTunes
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After Things: Monkey Cam
Posted by Bryce on June 10th, 2015Subscribe to the Weird Things podcast on iTunes
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Podcast: Cloud People
Posted by Bryce on June 7th, 2015After Things has its own RSS feed. Get the aftershow here: After Things RSS feed, After Things on iTunes
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After Things: On My List
Posted by Bryce on June 3rd, 2015Subscribe to the Weird Things podcast on iTunes
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Podcast: Charlie Bit My Ticonderoga
Posted by Bryce on May 31st, 2015The Boys give the Charlie Charlie Challenge a try and dissect the story. Brian shares his concept of rebuilding God in terms of science-future. What’s the value in a Meyers-Briggs personality test?
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After Things: Battle Drones
Posted by Bryce on May 27th, 2015Subscribe to the Weird Things podcast on iTunes
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Podcast: To Serve Man
Posted by Bryce on May 24th, 2015After Things has its own RSS feed. Get the aftershow here: After Things RSS feed, After Things on iTunes
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After Things: French Fry Blinders
Posted by Bryce on May 20th, 2015Subscribe to the Weird Things podcast on iTunes
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